Community Ecology

Processes, Models, and Applications

Edited by Herman A. Verhoef and Peter J. Morin

Community ecology is the study of the interactions between populations of co-existing species. Co-edited by two prominent community ecologists and featuring contributions from top researchers in the field, Community Ecology: Processes, Models, and Applications provides a survey of the state-of-the-art in both the theory and applications of the discipline. It pays special attention to topology, dynamics, and the importance of spatial and temporal scale while also looking at applications to emerging problems in human-dominated ecosystems (including the restoration and reconstruction of viable communities). A final chapter indicates future research directions for the discipline.

Community Ecology

Processes, Models, and Applications

Edited by Herman A. Verhoef and Peter J. Morin

Description

Community ecology is the study of the interactions between populations of co-existing species. Co-edited by two prominent community ecologists and featuring contributions from top researchers in the field, this book provides a survey of the state-of-the-art in both the theory and applications of the discipline. It pays special attention to topology, dynamics, and the importance of spatial and temporal scale while also looking at applications to emerging problems in human-dominated ecosystems (including the restoration and reconstruction of viable communities).

Community Ecology: Processes, Models, and Applications adopts a mainly theoretical approach and focuses on the use of network-based theory, which remains little explored in standard community ecology textbooks. The book includes discussion of the effects of biotic invasions on natural communities; the linking of ecological network structure to empirically measured community properties and dynamics; the effects of evolution on community patterns and processes; and the integration of fundamental interactions into ecological networks. A final chapter indicates future research directions for the discipline.

FEATURES* Incorporates the latest developments in the field and complements the existing textbook literature on community ecology* Includes a mix of theoretical and applied chapters and a balance of emerging and established research topics* Covers future research directions and provides ideal reference material for graduate courses in community ecology

Community Ecology

Processes, Models, and Applications

Edited by Herman A. Verhoef and Peter J. Morin

Reviews and Awards

"Overall this book contributes to a better understanding of the mechanisms shaping ecological communities. It also helps modelers to think about the mechanisms to test with the current explosion of high resolution data and models." --Carlos J. Melian, in Trends in Ecology and Evolution